Car Audio Into Home Audio?

[DaVibe 1]

Without sounding like a complete douche and "Oh, I have so much audio equipment ..." I think everyone knows there's a lot of good pieces out there on the used market. I've got JL w7's and my share of 4-channel amplifiers.

My question is about the w7, but any car audio equipment for that matter ...

I know next to nothing about home audio, other than I like it and I'm sure I'll go down this route as I get older (mature / family). In this situation, is it worth holding onto these pieces and trying to make something of it? Or just go on as I would and purchase proper home audio pieces when the time comes?

The only reason I ask is it would be silly to spend $500 on a 300w home subwoofer when I have a 750w w7 that has home applications as well. And 4 Channels, besides the ghetto look in your living room, could probably run a set of speakers I imagine.

Thanks for your help. I just don't want to sell off all my equipment (in the process of) and then regret it in 2 years time.

[///M5 2,833]

Sell it and buy home gear. It is always better. You aren't comparing apples to apples. Look at raw drivers for both and you'll see some crossover. A w7 could be used, but I'd rather have the cash to buy something else.

[Impious 1,476]

You wouldn't want to keep amps for home use, trying to find an appropriate power supply to properly power them would be as expensive as the amp itself.

As M5 said, the W7 could work in a house. Up to you to decide if you'd want to keep it or sell it (since resale value is still fairly high on them) and look into something else.

I always thought the same thing....car audio until I was older with a family & my own place, then switch to home audio. Doesn't work out that way. You get older you have more responsibilities & crap going on, kids running around the house constantly, etc etc. Hell, now being in my car is the only opportunity I have for peace & quiet to listen to music.

[DaVibe 1]

Don't know if you can tell from my original post, but that's actually the way I was leaning (in my mind). That proper, made-for-home equipment might be better than the budget build I might attempt with car audio.

Thanks for the advice.

Just going through the phases so buying and selling the audio equipment at the moment

[Dookie-Face 0]

That is the transition I've made, car audio to home audio.

I use car audio subs in my home theater with great results. I use a Crown XLS 2000 to power the subs. So far I've ran an Alpine Type X, Diamond Audio D9, Sundown SA, Crystal CMP and Image Dynamics IDQ.

Here are some links to my builds....

Sundown

Crystal

Custom Speakers

Tritrix